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Pittsfield Berkshire Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial To Be Unveiled Friday
01:11PM / Thursday, September 10, 2020
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The city will hold a dedication ceremony Friday for the new Berkshire Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial.
 
The Berkshire Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial will be unveiled Friday, Sept. 11 at 10 am at Veterans Memorial Park on South Street.
 
Speakers will include Mayor Linda Tyer and two Afganistan War Veterans: Sgt. Major Retired Michael King and Sgt. First Class Retired Mark Pompi.
 
Attendees are required to wear masks and maintain social distancing.
 
The Berkshire Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Committee raised near $50,000 to acquire the black granite marker that will hold the names of Berkshire County residents who died serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
A time capsule will also be placed underneath the monument containing materials from the Gold Star families.
 
The five Army soldiers being honored are Sgt. 1st Class Daniel H. Petithory, 32, of Cheshire, who was killed by friendly fire bomb on Dec. 5, 2001, in Afghanistan; Sgt. Glenn R. Allison, 24, of Pittsfield who died Dec. 18, 2003, during physical training in Baghdad, Iraq; Chief Warrant Officer Stephen M. Wells, 29, of North Egremont, who died Feb. 25, 2004, when the helicopter he was in crashed in Habbinayah, Iraq; Spc. Michael R. DeMarsico II, 20, of North Adams, who was killed by an improvised explosive device on Aug. 16, 2012, in Panjway, Afghanistan; and Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, 24, of Dalton, who also was killed by an IED on May 14, 2013, in Sanjaray, Afghanistan.
 
The capsule will be opened in 2101, 100 years from 2001.
 
The United States was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, by members of Al-Qaeda, a terrorist group that had been operating out of Afghanistan. The 19 terrorists captured four commercial jets, flying two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and one into the Pentagon. Passengers on the fourth plane fought back and United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people.
 
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